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CaptionRed Scotch Bonnet pepper

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This is one of the hottest peppers you can grow, more than 20 times hotter than a jalapeño. The globular fruit ripens to about 1¼ inches long, with wrinkly, fire-engine red skin. "Use it in dishes that call for Jamaican jerk sauce," Fendley said.

This is one of the hottest peppers you can grow, more than 20 times hotter than a jalapeño. The globular fruit ripens to about 1¼ inches long, with wrinkly, fire-engine red skin. "Use it in dishes that call for Jamaican jerk sauce," Fendley said. (Sustainable Seed Co.)

"SoCal loves this tomato because it produces extremely well in the warm weather," Fendley said. Heirloom's deep ridges give it an unusual shape that holds big flavor and a meaty texture. Named by cookbook author Amy Goldman after she found the tomato at a roadside market in Cernobbio, Italy.

"SoCal loves this tomato because it produces extremely well in the warm weather," Fendley said. Heirloom's deep ridges give it an unusual shape that holds big flavor and a meaty texture. Named by cookbook author Amy Goldman after she found the tomato at a roadside market in Cernobbio, Italy. (Sustainable Seed Co.)